验证数字孪生地形模型,提升无人机真实飞行可信度
Validating Terrain Models in Digital Twins for Trustworthy sUAS Operations

- 构建三维验证流程,融合仿真与实测数据
- 在多架无人机平台上验证地形模型可靠性
- 适合需高精度地形支持的无人机任务团队
随着小型无人机系统(sUAS)在陌生复杂环境中的广泛应用,包含气象、空域和地形数据的环境数字孪生(EDT)对于安全飞行规划及搜寻监视任务中保持适当高度至关重要。随着边缘与云计算推动sUAS能力扩展,精确的EDT也对高级功能如地理定位尤为关键。然而,真实部署引入显著不确定性,亟需对EDT各组件进行稳健验证。本文聚焦于地形模型这一核心组件的验证,该模型通过融合美国地质调查局(USGS)数据与卫星影像构建,整合高分辨率环境数据以支持任务执行。在真实条件下验证地形模型及其在sUAS上的应用面临诸多挑战:数据粒度有限、地形不连续、GPS与传感器误差、视觉检测不确定性,以及机载资源与时间约束。本文提出一种基于软件工程原则的三维验证流程,涵盖测试粒度、仿真到现实世界的映射,以及从简单至边缘条件的分析。我们通过配备地形感知数字影子的多无人机平台验证了该方法的有效性。
原文摘要 · Abstract (English)
With the increasing deployment of small Unmanned Aircraft Systems (sUAS) in unfamiliar and complex environments, Environmental Digital Twins (EDT) that comprise weather, airspace, and terrain data are critical for safe flight planning and for maintaining appropriate altitudes during search and surveillance operations. With the expansion of sUAS capabilities through edge and cloud computing, accurate EDT are also vital for advanced sUAS capabilities, like geolocation. However, real-world sUAS deployment introduces significant sources of uncertainty, necessitating a robust validation process for EDT components. This paper focuses on the validation of terrain models, one of the key components of an EDT, for real-world sUAS tasks. These models are constructed by fusing U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) datasets and satellite imagery, incorporating high-resolution environmental data to support mission tasks. Validating both the terrain models and their operational use by sUAS under real-world conditions presents significant challenges, including limited data granularity, terrain discontinuities, GPS and sensor inaccuracies, visual detection uncertainties, as well as onboard resources and timing constraints. We propose a 3-Dimensions validation process grounded in software engineering principles, following a workflow across granularity of tests, simulation to real world, and the analysis of simple to edge conditions. We demonstrate our approach using a multi-sUAS platform equipped with a Terrain-Aware Digital Shadow.
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